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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina

8 Colleges
$32,153 Avg Salary
$25,784 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

Communication & Media Studies is the #43 most popular major in North Carolina with 144 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the communications programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our analysis found Queens University of Charlotte to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#4

High Point University

High Point, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means High Point University is a great place for communication and media studies students. High Point is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of High Point.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for communication and media studies students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #7, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Appalachian State University

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 211
Florida 381
Georgia 62
Tennessee 90
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 50
Alabama 111
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 46

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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